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beau sabreur

noun
/bəʊ saˈbɹəː/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French beau (“handsome”) sabreur (“swordsman”), originally applied as a nickname of Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat (1767-1815) (see Scott quotation).

  1. borrowed from beau

Definitions

  1. A gallant warrior

    A gallant warrior; a handsome or dashing adventurer.

    • Resembling Murat in personal enterprise and fearlessness, he also resembled that prince of beaux sabreurs in carrying his love of dress into the very field of battle.

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